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Published  Bi-monthly  by  the  University  of  North  Dakota 


Entered  February  4,  1909,  at  University,  North  Dakota,  as  Second  Class  Matter 
Under  Act  of  Congress  of  July  16,  1904 


THE  BUREAU  OF  EDUCATIONAL  COOPERATION 
UNIVERSITY  OF  NORTH  DAKOTA 


offers  to  the  people  of  the  State : 

I.  General  information 

On  matters  pertaining  to  education,  town  and  village  gov¬ 
ernment,  public  health,  and  many  other  questions  of 
general  interest.  Literature  loaned  to  responsible 
individuals,  clubs  or  associations  upon  request. 

II.  University  lectures 

Single  and  in  groups  or  courses  along  any  chosen  line, 
furnished  to  any  community  willing  to  pay  the  small 
fee  required. 

III.  Correspondence  study 

In  University,  High  School  and  Vocational  subjects;  under 
the  supervision  of  trained  instructors. 

IV.  Public  speaking 

In  debate  and  declamation  stimulated  and  organized  by 
state  contests. 

Officers  of  Administration 

Frank  L.  McVey,  Ph.  D.,  LL.  D.,  President  of  the  University 

Mabel  Randolph,  Secretary 

N.  C.  Abbott,  B.  A.,  Field  Organizer 

For  full  information  address:  Bureau  os  Educational  Co¬ 
operation,  University,  N.  D. 


BRINGING  THE  UNIVERSITY  TO  THE  PEOPLE 

The  State  University  belongs  to  the  people  of  the 
state.  It  is  the  plain  duty  of  the  University  to  reach  as 
many  citizens  as  possible.  It  is  a  fine  thing  to  go  to 
college  but  the  vast  majority  of  people  do  not  and  can 
not  attend  college.  In  every  community,  however,  there 
are  many  ambitious  and  capable  men  and  women  who, 
though  they  can  not  come  to  college,  are  eager  to  learn 
and  to  enlarge  their  opportunities. 

The  University  is  alive  to  this  situation  and  is  en¬ 
deavoring  to  reach  out  and  bring  educational  uplift  to 
every  individual  and  community  that  desires  it.  The  de¬ 
partment  through  which  the  University  learns  the  needs 
of  people  outside  of  the  University,  and  attempts  as  far  as 
possible  to  meet  these  needs,  is  the  Bureau  of  Educational 
Cooperation. 


SERVICE  THE  AIM 

The  sole  purpose  of  this  Bureau  is  to  serve  the  peo¬ 
ple.  In  all  parts  of  the  state  are  cities,  villages,  school 
districts,  commercial  clubs,  women’s  clubs,  study  clubs 
and  earnest  individuals  zealous  for  education.  On  the 
other  hand,  here  is  a  State  University  with  a  splendid 
equipment  of  teachers,  libraries,  laboratories  and  a  coop¬ 
erative  spirit  To  bring  these  two  great  forces  together — 
the  people  and  the  University — is  the  purpose  of  the 


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UNIVERSITY  EXTENSION  AND  COOPERATION 


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Bureau  of  Educational  Cooperation.  The  University  is 
a  great  reservoir  of  knowledge  which  the  people  may 
tap  as  occasion  demands.  This  intelligent  cooperation 
between  the  University  and  the  people  outside  of  it  is 
making  for  a  broader  and  more  efficient  citizenship,  and 
such  work  is  a  proper  function  of  a  state  university  in  a 
democratic  commonwealth.  Education  is  after  all  the  final 
hope  of  democracy. 

HOW  THE  UNIVERSITY  IS  BROUGHT  TO  THE  PEOPLE 

There  are  four  channels  through  which  the  benefits 
of  University  cooperation  flow  to  the  people : 

1.  EXPERT  INFORMATION 

2.  UNIVERSITY  LECTURES 

3.  CORRESPONDENCE  STUDY 

4.  PUBLIC  SPEAKING 

In  discussing  this  University  extension  work,  it  will 
be  convenient  to  speak  of  it  under  the  heads  just  named. 

I.  EXPERT  INFORMATION 
Technical  Advice 

To  any  citizen  or  any  community  in  the  state  that 
desires  special  information  on  any  topic  the  University 
through  its  trained  men  stands  ready  to  give  such  expert 
advice  freely.  When  New  Rockford  decided  to  incor¬ 
porate  and  was  reorganizing  its  city  government,  its  cit¬ 
izens  wanted  some  expert  advice  on  matters  pertaining 
to  municipal  government.  Professor  James  E.  Boyle,  the 
head  of  the  Department  of  Political  Science  at  the  Uni¬ 
versity,  made  a  special  trip  to  New  Rockford  to  address 
the  citizens  on  vital  problems  relating  to  city  charters, 
franchises  and  city  finances.  Dr.  G.  F.  Ruediger,  Di- 


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rector  of  the  Public  Health  Laboratory,  recently  cooper¬ 
ated  with  the  city  officials  in  securing  a  pure  water 
supply  for  Grand  Forks.  A  group  of  people  living 
in  Leeds  organized  a  club  for  the  purpose  of  studying 
problems  in  sociology.  This  club  wrote  to  Professor  J. 
M.  Gillette  of  the  Department  of  Sociology  for  advice 
as  to  the  proper  books  to  read  and  how  to  proceed.  A 
special  study  program  was  prepared  for  this  club.  In  the 
recent  movement  for  a  deeper  water  way  from  the  Red 
River  to  Hudson’s  Bay,  Professor  E.  F.  Chandler,  head 
of  the  Civil  Engineering  work  at  the  University,  gave 
his  expert  services  free.  The  University  Librarian,  Mr. 
C.  W.  Sumner,  was  instrumental  in  the  organization  of 
the  new  public  library  at  Rugby.  This  spirit  of  assisting 
the  people  of  the  state  through  the  application  of  expert 
knowledge  to  vital,  every-day  problems  prompted  Presi¬ 
dent  Frank  L.  McVey  to  make  a  study  of  town-planning. 
He  applied  his  broad  scholarship  and  practical  insight  to 
discovering  the  essentials  in  the  making  of  a  good  town. 
The  results  are  being  given  to  the  people  through  an 
illustrated  lecture  on  “The  Making  of  a  Town,”  which 
has  been  delivered  in  some  fifty  different  towns  in  the 
state. 

For  the  purpose  further  of  aiding  in  the  develop¬ 
ment  of  the  farming  communities,  President  McVey 
made  a  special  investigation  during  the  summer  of  1912 
of  the  cooperative  credit  associations  of  Europe  through 
which  the  farmers  are  able  to  borrow  money  at  very  low 
rates  of  interest  for  the  development  of  large  scale  agri¬ 
culture.  How  they  do  it,  and  how  North  Dakota  farm¬ 
ers  may  do  it,  are  the  specific  problems  to  which  he  has 
given  attention  for  the  special  benefit  to  the  farmers  of 
the  state. 


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Hardly  a  clay  passes  that  does  not  bring  to  the  Uni¬ 
versity  requests  from  all  parts  of  the  state  for  such 
technical  and  expert  advice  as  is  illustrated  in  these  con¬ 
crete  cases.  The  University  welcomes  these  requests.  In 
writing  for  information,  address  the  Bureau  of  Educa¬ 
tional  Cooperation,  and  prompt  attention  will  be  given. 


THE  UNIVERSITY  LIBRARY 


The  Library 

The  State  University  has  a  library  of  50,000  vol¬ 
umes,  a  trained  librarian  and  an  efficient  staff  of  work¬ 
ers.  The  library,  of  course,  is  designed  first  of  all  for 
resident  students,  but  it  is  also  intended  to  serve  the 
people  away  from  the  University.  It  loans  books  and 
pamphlets  freely  to  all  responsible  individuals  and  or¬ 
ganizations.  Any  library  material  not  in  use  by  students 
may  be  had  for  the  asking. 

The  records  of  the  past  year  show  that  this  librarv 
service  has  been  very  welcome  in  many  different  parts 


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of  the  state.  From  the  beginning  of  the  university  year 
in  September,  1911,  to  May  31,  1912,  a  total  of  232  re¬ 
quests  for  material  of  different  kinds  were  received  from 
87  different  points  in  the  state.  In  response  to  these  re¬ 
quests,  the  library  sent  out  212  books,  89  periodicals  and 
280  pamphlets.  Twenty-three  bibliographies  were  com¬ 
piled  and  sent  out  in  response  to  specific  requests.  The 
people  who  made  use  of  this  service  were  school 
principals,  superintendents,  teachers,  high  school  stu¬ 
dents  and  debaters,  lawyers,  doctors,  bankers,  mechan¬ 
ics,  business  men  and  people  in  other  walks  of  life.  No 
fee  is  attached  to  this  service  other  than  the  necessary 
amount  of  postage  or  express.  Requests  for  material 
of  any  kind  should  be  made  as  specific  as  possible.  They 
may  be  addressed  to  the  Librarian  or  to  the  Bureau  of 
Educational  Cooperation. 


DELIVERY  DESK  UNIVERSITY  LIBRARY 


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SAFE-GUARDING  HEALTH 

Everyone  knows  the  value  of  good  health  not  only  to 
the  individual,  but  to  the  people  as  a  whole.  The  Univer¬ 
sity  assists  in  conserving  the  health  of  the  people  of  this 
state  through  the  Public  Health  Laboratory  with  its  main 


THE  PUBLIC  HEALTH  LABORATORY 

headquarters  at  the  University  and  branches  at  Minot 
and  Bismarck. 

A  few  concrete  facts  will  illustrate  the  service  that 
this  health-protecting  bureau  is  rendering  to  the  state. 
A  young  boy  living  in  a  little  town  in  the  western  part 
of  the  state  was  recently  bitten  by  a  dog  and  was  in 
danger  of  losing  his  life  from  rabies.  The  local  physi- 


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cians  were  not  able  to  treat  the  case  and  sent  the  boy  to 
the  Public  Health  Laboratory.  Dr.  G.  F.  Ruediger, 
Director  of  the  Laboratory,  gave  the  proper  treatment 
and  the  boy  was  sent  home  well.  This  case  is 
typical  of  many.  During  the  last  year,  for 
instance,  the  preventive  treatment  for  rabies  was 
given  to  14  people  living  in  Carrington,  Lidg- 
erwood,  Power,  Goodrich,  Casselton,  Lisbon,  Rutland. 
Over  1000  sputum  examinations  were  made  for  tubercu¬ 
losis  ;  439  throat  cultures  were  examined  for  diphtheria ; 
2000  water  analyses  and  767  milk  and  cream  analyses 
were  made  during  the  last  year.  The  Public  Health 
Laboratory  conserves  the  health  of  the  state,  not  so  much 
by  curing  as  by  preventing  disease  and  conditions  which 
make  for  disease. 

The  services  of  the  Public  Health  Laboratory  are 
given  free  of  charge  to  the  citizens  of  the  state.  Those 
wishing  to  learn  more  in  detail  of  the  work  of  this  de¬ 
partment  are  requested  to  write  for  descriptive  pamphlets 
dealing  with  “Rabies,  “The  Purity  of  Water  Supplies,” 
“Production  and  Care  of  Milk  for  Infant  Feeding,” 
“Typhoid  Fever,”  etc. 

Address  Public  Health  Laboratory,  University, 
North  Dakota. 


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ADDING  WEALTH  TO  THE  STATE 

The  soil  has  been  so  generous  with  its  “bumper”  crops 
that  most  people  never  stop  to  think  that  North  Dakota 
possesses  other  vast  natural  resources.  Her  lignite  coal 
is  destined  to  add  untold  wealth  to  the  state.  The  one 
man  who  has  done  more  than  any  other  towards  waking 
up  the  people  of  the  state  to  the  realization  of  this  unused 
wealth  is  Professor  E.  J.  Babcock,  head  of  the  College 
of  Mining  Engineering  at  the  University  of  North  Da¬ 
kota.  He  has  rendered  great  service  to  the  state  by 


LIGNITE  BRIQUETS— School  of  Mines 

demonstrating  the  possibility  of  making  a  fine  commercial 
briquet  from  lignite  coal.  The  School  of  Mines  has  also 
shown  that  a  beautiful  and  useful  pottery  can  be  made 
from  North  Dakota  clay.  Numerous  practical  experi¬ 
ments  have  been  made  with  gas.  People  from  all  over  the 
state  are  continually  sending  samples  of  coal,  gas,  oil 
and  clay  to  the  School  of  Mines  for  analysis  and  testing. 
The  University  is  glad  to  serve  the  people  in  this  useful 
way.  If  the  reader  desires  to  learn  more  about  this  inter¬ 
esting  work,  let  him  write  for  the  following  bulletins: 

“Clays  of  Economic  Value  in  North  Dakota.” 


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“Investigation  of  Lignite  Coal  Relative  to  the  Pro¬ 
duction  of  Gas  and  Briquets.” 

“The  Economic  Utilization  of  Lignite  Coal.” 

“Gas  Production  from  the  Lignite  Coal  of  North 
Dakota/’ 

Address  School  of  Mines,  University,  North  Da¬ 
kota. 


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II.  LECTURES 

A  high  school  principal  in  one  of  the  small  towns 
of  the  state  said  recently  that  it  was  an  event  in  the  life 
of  his  town  when  a  University  lecturer  came  there  to 
deliver  an  address.  A  public  speaker  from  the  outside 
frequently  brings  new  vigor  and  inspiration  to  the  life 


MERRIFIELD  HALL— Home  of  College  of  Liberal  Arts 


in  a  small  community.  Realizing  the  possibility  of  this 
beneficial  influence,  the  Unversity  sends  out  her  most  tal¬ 
ented  men  to  lecture  to  the  people.  Lectures  are  avail¬ 
able  on  a  great  variety  of  topics.  The  purpose  of  this 
service  is  not  to  furnish  amusement  and  entertainment 
but  to  give  instruction  and  inspiration. 

That  this  opportunity  is  taken  advantage  of  by  many 
communities  is  evidenced  from  the  following  facts:  130 
University  lectures  were  given  in  1911  in  54  different 


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towns.  The  total  attendance  at  these  lectures  was  17,- 
929 — or  an  average  of  138  people  at  each  lecture. 

These  extension  lectures  are  most  effective  when 
delivered  for  a  special  group  of  people  organized  for 
serious  purposes,  such  as  study  clubs,  commercial  clubs 
and  the  like.  Some  lectures  are  adapted,  however,  for 
mixed  audiences.  The  field  organizer,  Mr.  N.  C.  Ab¬ 
bott,  will  be  glad  to  work  out  the  arrangements.  A 
uniform  fee  of  $12.50  is  charged  for  all  lectures,  in 
any  part  of  the  state,  except  when  illustrated.  A  bulletin 
may  be  had  giving  full  particulars  as  to  subjects,  lecturers 
and  arrangements.  Send  for  bulletin  “University  Exten¬ 
sion  Lectures."  Address  Bureau  of  Educational  Coop¬ 
eration. 


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III.  CORRESPONDENCE  STUDY 
Instruction  by  Mail 

While  the  University  recognizes  that  the  most  sat¬ 
isfactory  instruction  is  given  to  resident  students,  it 
also  believes  in  the  value  of  instruction  by  correspondence. 
This  method  is  intended  for  those  who  are  ambitious  to  ex- 


WOODWORTH  HALL 

tend  their  education  and  are  perhaps  striving  to  complete 
their  college  or  professional  work  away  from  the  Univer¬ 
sity.  The  University  believes  that  correspondence  study  is 
especially  adapted  to  a  sparsely  settled  state  like  North 
Dakota,  where  distances  are  great  and  frontier  conditions 
keep  people  apart.  It  insists,  however,  on  maintaining  a 
high  standard  of  scholarship  in  all  correspondence  work. 

Courses  Offered 

The  courses  offered  for  correspondence  study  include 
many  regular  subjects  given  in  the  Colleges  of  Liberal 


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Arts,  Law,  Medicine,  and  the  School  of  Education.  A 
limited  number  of  High  School  subjects,  including 
teachers’  review  courses,  are  offered. 

A  Boon  to  Many 

The  enrollment  for  this  work  during  the  past  year 
indicates  that  there  is  a  real  demand  for  it.  The  list  of 
those  who  carried  correspondence  courses  last  year  in¬ 
cluded  college  students,  who  were  forced  to  be  absent 
temporarily  from  the  University,  teachers  in  outlying 
districts  working  for  greater  efficiency,  and  men  em¬ 
ployed  in  stores  and  offices  ambitious  to  study  law  and 
enter  the  legal  profession.  The  fees  charged  for  these 
correspondence  courses  are  small.  The  work  is  so  con¬ 
ducted  that  every  student  is  assured  of  personal  attention 
from  the  instructor  in  charge.  Full  particulars  will  be 
found  in  the  bulletin  entitled  “Correspondence  Study  An¬ 
nouncements.”  Address  Bureau  of  Educational  Cooper¬ 
ation,  University,  N.  D. 


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IV.  PUBLIC  SPEAKING 
The  High  School  Debating  League 

Three  years  ago,  the  University  organized  the  North 
Dakota  High  School  Debating  League  made  up  of  rep¬ 
resentatives  from  the  high  schools  of  the  state.  The 
school  winning  the  final  victory  in  the  annual  series  of 


AUDITORIUM— Woodworth  Hall 
Where  the  debates  take  place. 

debates  secures  temporary  possession  of  a  handsome 
silver  cup  presented  by  the  Grand  Forks  Herald.  The 
spirit  of  friendly  rivalry  has  made  this  high  school 
debating  an  exciting,  interesting  and  instructive  contest. 
The  two  teams  that  finally  battle  for  the  cup  meet  at  the 
University  during  the  State  High  School  Conference  in 
May,  as  guests  of  the  University. 

The  purpose  of  this  debating  league  is  to  arouse 


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intelligent  interest  in  important  public  questions ;  to 
teach  the  boys  and  girls  to  think  constructively,  to  think 
quickly,  and  to  present  their  arguments  in  an  effective 
manner.  Twenty-one  high  schools  were  registered  in 
the  League  last  year.  These  schools  were  located  in  all 
parts  of  the  state. 

A  committee  of  the  University  faculty  has  charge 
of  this-  annual  debate.  It  selects  the  subject,  makes  rules 
governing  the  debates,  and  furnishes  judges  wherever 
possible.  This  committee  also  prepares  a  brief  pamphlet 
outlining  the  subject  for  debate  and  giving  a  list  of  the 
useful  books  and  periodicals  wherein  the  debaters  can 
find  suitable  material. 

The  library  renders  helpful  service  in  locating  ma¬ 
terial  for  these  and  other  debates.  Books  and  pamphlets 
are  loaned  to  debaters.  Send  for  the  bulletin  on  “Public 
Speaking.”  Address  Bureau  of  Educational  Cooperation, 
University,  North  Dakota. 

High  School  Declamation  Contest 

To  speak  well  and  effectively  in  public  is  a  fine  art. 
To  stimulate  interest  in  and  to  encourage  this  fine  art,  the 
University  organized  some  years  ago  a  declamation  con¬ 
test  between  representatives  from  all  the  classified  high 
schools  in  the  state.  This  contest  is  held  at  the  Univer¬ 
sity  in  connection  with  the  State  High  School  Confer¬ 
ence  in  May,  when  two  representatives,  a  boy  and  a  girl, 
from  every  high  school  registered  compete  for  honors. 
Suitable  prizes  are  awarded  to  the  winners. 


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A  CLOSING  WORD 

The  reader  will  now  understand  the  meaning  of  the 
diagram  on  page  2,  which  is  more  than  a  fancy  picture  to 
catch  the  eye.  It  shows  graphically  and  truthfully  the 
ways  in  which  the  University  is  serving  the  people  of 
the  state  both  on  and  beyond  the  University  campus. 
Ours  is  a  State  University  in  fact  as  well  as  in  name — a 
University  for  the  whole  commonwealth. 


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Bulletins  of  Information 

The  Bureau  of  Educational  Cooperation  publishes  the  fol¬ 
lowing  special  bulletins  in  the  regular  University  series : 

4A.  The  University  Plan  of  Educational  Cooperation. 

4B.  University  Extension  Lectures. 

4C.  Correspondence  Study  Announcements. 

4D.  Department  of  Public  Speaking  Announcements. 


Any  of  the  above  will  be  furnished  upon  request. 


